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Boris Johnson, the billionaires' useful idiot
Jun 10, 2022 04:37A broken prime minister is still in occupation of Downing Street thanks to a billionaire class who holds a stranglehold over the governing political party.
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Climate-friendly diets can make a huge difference – even if you don’t go all-out vegan
Jun 06, 2022 10:05Changing habits can be hard but even partial shifts from meat-based menus could significantly decrease planet-heating emissions.
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As food and fuel costs rise, there is no doubt the UK's poorest are hardest hit
Jun 04, 2022 03:44The UK's Institute for Fiscal Studies believes the rise in domestic energy prices alone pushed the inflation rate for the poorest tenth of households to as high as 14%, compared with 8% for the richest.
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Boris Johnson dodged a COVID reckoning. Now he’s doubling down on deportations
Jun 01, 2022 10:48The U.K. is not a significant haven for refugees: the country holds 1 percent of the world’s total population and accepts fewer than 0.1 percent of the world’s refugees each year.
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Party grandees warn Boris Johnson is trashing Tory identity
Jun 01, 2022 10:29Doubts about Boris Johnson’s ability to survive as UK prime minister, and fears that the Tories are now on a terminal electoral slide, grew as party grandee Sir Bob Neill said the combination of collapsing trust in the prime minister, coupled with a lack of clarity over what the Conservatives stood for, had created a “toxic mix” in the minds of voters. Neill called on Friday May 27 for Johnson to go.
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Study shows people in US and UK face huge financial hit if fossil fuels lose value
May 28, 2022 15:15A study shows individuals in rich countries face huge financial losses if climate action slashes the value of fossil fuel assets, despite many oil and gas fields being in other countries.
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Boris Johnson accused of changing ministerial code to ‘save his skin’
May 28, 2022 15:13British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced a barrage of criticism after he amended the rules on Friday May 27 to make clear that ministers will not always be expected to resign for breaching the code of conduct. Under new sanctions, they could apologize or temporarily lose their pay instead.
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Boris Johnson to stress work as the fix for cost of living crisis
May 25, 2022 10:48UK ministers remain unable to decide on ways to relieve poverty as they wrangle over windfall tax for energy companies.
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Record 420,000 children a month in England treated for mental health problems
May 24, 2022 04:09Experts say COVID-19 has seriously exacerbated problems such as anxiety, depression and self-harm among school-age children in England and that the “relentless and unsustainable” ongoing rise in their need for help could overwhelm NHS services.
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Boris Johnson to sacrifice top official over Partygate to save himself
May 24, 2022 00:35UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson was under pressure on Saturday May 21 to explain a recent meeting he held with the senior mandarin Sue Gray. It has led to claims that No 10 had tried to interfere and water down her findings about the Partygate during the coronavirus lockdown.